“This is a peaceful protest” sign inside the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) an civilian occupation of Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in response to the killing of George Floyd.
June 18, 2020.
Protesters flip off a police office on the first full day of Seattle protests following the death of George Floyd.
A handprinted protest sign with the names of African American killed by police is seen in the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) on June 19, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.
A protester in medical scrubs and a covid mask holds a single rose while marching in a crowd of thousands through the streets of downtown on the 6th consecutive day of protest in Seattle following the death of George Floyd.
A medical worker in scrubs gazes upwards at a speaker during the ‘White Coats for Black Lives’ march in Seattle. The person wears a mask reading “How many weren’t filmed?” at the BLM-aligned event organized by Dr. Estell J.Williams M.D to bring awareness to institutionalized racism within the medical industry. June 7, 2020
A Black family with two young boys raise their firsts in silence at the Seattle Children’s March, an event inspired by the 1963 Birmingham Children’s Crusade and organized by youth 18 and under on June 13, 2020 in Seattle, Wash.
An elderly Seattle police officer (center) holds the line with others during day 6 of constant tension and protesting in Seattle streets following the death of George Floyd. June 3, 2020 in Seattle, Wash.
A young woman in Seattle’s southend holds a sign with the names of six young Black Americans killed by police in recent years. June 7, 2020
A crowd of hundreds raise their hands yelling ‘don’t shoot’ outside Seattle’s east precinct. For the ninth day in a row protesters have gathered to honor the lives of those lost to police violence. On June 6, 2020.
An artistic graffiti memorial for George Floyd appears inside Cal Anderson Park, the epicenter of Seattle’s CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) zone on July 2, 2020.
A young child holds a handmade sign with the names of Black Americans killed by police reading “Their Lives Mattered” at the Seattle Children’s March on June 13, 2020 in Seattle, Wash.
Inside the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) motivational post it notes and other drawings are posted on a community bulletin board. There are many free resources in the CHOP including education, self-defence and civil disobedience, live music, free food etc.
Seattle’s abandoned Eastern police precinct is redecorated by protesters and labeled “Seattle people’s department” during the CHOP (Capitol Hill Occupied Protest) which took over 3 city blocks to create an autonomous protest zone. June, 2020
Alleson Buchanan holds a homemade neon sign in a crowd of protesters in Seattle’s Westlake Park. Dozens gather to protest the lack of consequences for Breonna Taylor’s killers. On Sep 23, 2020.
The Friday after George Floyd’s death was the first of many demonstrations in the streets of Seattle. Protesters and police are seen here facing off near Seattle’s Chinatown/International District on May 29, 2020.
Activist Jordan Chaney raises his fist in Othello Park where a march for Black lives brought thousands into Seattle’s historically Black and Immigrant community of South Seattle on June 6, 2020 in Seattle, Wash.
A protester in a mask and medical gloves holds a sign reading “Rest in Peace George Floyd” with a painted portrait of Floyd at Othello Park in the historically Black and immigrant community of South Seattle on June 6, 2020 in Seattle, Wash.
A protester disperses an orange smoke bomb while marching the streets of Capitol Hill’s protest zone (CHOP) in Seattle, Washington.
Thousands gather in the streets of Downtown Seattle on the fourth day of protests to honor the victims of police violence after the killing of George Floyd.